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- Dictionarytantalizing/ˈtantəlʌɪzɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. tormenting or teasing with the sight or promise of something unobtainable: "a tantalizing glimpse of the career he might have had"
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Something that is tantalizing causes desire and excitement in you, but is unlikely to provide a way of satisfying that desire: I caught a tantalizing glimpse of the sparkling blue sea through the trees. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Attracting and tempting.
The meaning of TANTALIZING is possessing a quality that arouses or stimulates desire or interest; also : mockingly or teasingly out of reach.
Tantalizing definition: having or exhibiting something that provokes or arouses expectation, interest, or desire, especially that which remains unobtainable or beyond one's reach.
Something tantalizing is tempting: like a meal that smells amazing and makes you want to eat it. Tantalizing things are very appealing.
to make someone feel excited or attracted by an offer or a suggestion of something that is, in fact, unlikely to happen. Compare. dangle (HANG) tease verb. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Attracting and tempting.
To excite by exposing something desirable that remains or is made difficult or impossible to obtain: Researchers have been tantalized by the possibility of finding a cure for the disease. 2. To be strongly attractive to; excite the senses or desire of: The aroma coming from the bakery tantalized us. [From Latin Tantalus, Tantalus; see Tantalus.]
(ˈtæntlˌaizɪŋ) adjective. having or exhibiting something that provokes or arouses expectation, interest, or desire, esp. that which remains unobtainable or beyond one's reach. a tantalizing taste of success. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Definition of tantalizing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'tantalizing' 1. that tantalizes. [...] 2. tempting; enticing. [...] More. Synonyms of 'tantalizing' • provocative, suggestive, tempting, stimulating [...] • intriguing, interesting, fascinating, absorbing [...] More. Examples of 'tantalizing' in a sentence.
Something that is tantalizing causes desire and excitement in you, but is unlikely to provide a way of satisfying that desire: I caught a tantalizing glimpse of the sparkling blue ocean through the trees. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Attracting and tempting. affinity.
